Richard Strauss in America, 1921
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is, according to public and critical opinion, one of the most important, if not the most significant and internationally celebrated composers of the 20th century.
As co-founder of the world-famous Salzburg Festival (1920), co-director of the Vienna State Opera (1919-24) and long-term collaborator of Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan Zweig and Joseph Gregor, Strauss made an enormous impact on the cultural life of Austria, Europe and the Americas.
The International Richard Strauss Society was founded in Berlin in December 1951 as the first institution devoted to the study of his life and works. It added the title "International" in 1952 and later moved to Vienna in 1970. Since 2018, the Society has been based in the Festival city of Salzburg.
Research has been central to the International Richard Strauss Society's mandate. It helped establish the Strauss-family's Archive after the Second World War as well as the first Richard-Strauss-Institute in Munich during the 1980s. It also publishes the Richard Strauss-Jahrbuch. As the only academic journal devoted to the critical investigation of this highly prolific composer, conductor, pianist and cultural administrator, it covers all aspects of his life, music, collaborators, institutions, contemporaries and the debates that surrounded them. It also considers aspects of operatic production, recordings and festivals. The Jahrbuch includes articles in both German and English, and since 2019 has been edited as a double-blind peer-reviewed journal.
Annual Membership supports the Society's publication and activities, which include international conferences, pre-performance talks and concerts.
Please become a member by registering here.
We look forward to international dialogue with members around the world and thank you for your support!
As co-founder of the world-famous Salzburg Festival (1920), co-director of the Vienna State Opera (1919-24) and long-term collaborator of Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Stefan Zweig and Joseph Gregor, Strauss made an enormous impact on the cultural life of Austria, Europe and the Americas.
The International Richard Strauss Society was founded in Berlin in December 1951 as the first institution devoted to the study of his life and works. It added the title "International" in 1952 and later moved to Vienna in 1970. Since 2018, the Society has been based in the Festival city of Salzburg.
Research has been central to the International Richard Strauss Society's mandate. It helped establish the Strauss-family's Archive after the Second World War as well as the first Richard-Strauss-Institute in Munich during the 1980s. It also publishes the Richard Strauss-Jahrbuch. As the only academic journal devoted to the critical investigation of this highly prolific composer, conductor, pianist and cultural administrator, it covers all aspects of his life, music, collaborators, institutions, contemporaries and the debates that surrounded them. It also considers aspects of operatic production, recordings and festivals. The Jahrbuch includes articles in both German and English, and since 2019 has been edited as a double-blind peer-reviewed journal.
Annual Membership supports the Society's publication and activities, which include international conferences, pre-performance talks and concerts.
Please become a member by registering here.
We look forward to international dialogue with members around the world and thank you for your support!